Australian DC Comics Reprint Gallery
This website is dedicated to documenting the DC Comic reprints published in Australia from the late 1940s to the 1980s.
Australian access to original US comics was limited until the 1980s,
resulting in a relatively strong local comic industry, including reprints.
From 1947 until 1983, DC comics were reprinted by KG Murray Publishing Company/Murray Publishers Pty Ltd under a range of imprints—
Colour Comics ,
Planet Comics and finally
Murray Comics .
Between 1983 and 1986, the Federal Publishing Company Pty Ltd released reprints as
Federal Comics and finally
Australian Edition DC .
Read more about the reprints' history here .
Exact publication dates are uncertain because few of these reprints were dated.
I have estimated "on sale" dates based on available information, including library
references, advertising codes, cover prices, and trade dress. Read my
assumptions and guidelines here .
How is the project going?
Titles 407 47% (193) of these are one-shots
Issues 3,696 70% of all AusReprints (estimate)
Australian covers 3,377 91% of issues on the site 1,991 high res 59% of covers on the site
Indexes 1,861 50% of issues on the site
Stories 14,174 93% of originals printings identified
If you can help with details of contents or cover scans, please read how you can help or email me for details on the site's requirements.
